Lords Committee hears from Zoom and NHS Employers on how they manage remote and hybrid working

On Monday 16 June, the Home-based Working Committee continues its inquiry examining remote and hybrid working as it hears evidence from witnesses including Zoom and NHS Employers. The sessions will explore the effects of remote and hybrid working on issues such as recruitment and retention, working locations, cybersecurity, managing multiple working patterns across organisations, productivity and staff wellbeing.

The first session will start at 2.15pm with the second session at 3.15pm. Both can be watched live or on demand at Parliament TV or in person in Committee Room 3, Palace of Westminster.

Giving evidence will be:

2.15pm

• Danny Mortimer, Chief Executive, NHS Employers; and
• Dan Moczulski, Managing Director, e-Toro UK.

3.20pm

• Drew Smith, Head of Government Relations (UK & Ireland), Zoom.

Questions may include:

• How does the NHS handle a variety of different working arrangements, where some employees are remote, others hybrid, and others on-site? Does this cause resentment or concerns between different groups of employees?

• How can the productivity impact of remote and hybrid working be measured, and would this be improved by the ability to link employer and employee data?

• What technological risks does remote and hybrid working bring, for example with respect to cybersecurity?

• How do you see remote and hybrid working changing over the next three to five years, such as due to technological changes such as AI, automation, and new approaches to collaboration?

• How do you see remote and hybrid affecting the responsibilities you have towards your staff, for example with respect to providing them equipment and considering their wellbeing?